Mlima's Tale (US edition)
by Lynn Nottage
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Synopsis
Mlima's Tale; A powerful and unforgettable drama about the illegal international ivory trade, from an American dramatist whose plays have captivated audiences around the world.
Press Reviews
"Those of you who don’t believe in ghosts are likely to think again after seeing Mlima’s Tale, Lynn Nottage’s beautiful, endlessly echoing portrait of a murder and its afterlife… Each character, inhabiting a rung on an ascending ladder of power, is very clearly defined but without grotesque caricature… [Nottage] packs a wealth of cultural, political and economic detail into each scene, from Maasai superstitions to the statistics of the illegal ivory trade."
— The New York Times
"The world Nottage has brought to the stage is rich with detail, its characters complex and engaging."
— Time Out New York
"Eighty straight minutes of searing brilliance."
— TheaterMania
"Mlima’s Tale is yet another towering American drama. While the play bears little relation to The Emperor Jones, it shares the relentless urgency and pulse of O’Neill’s 98-year-old masterwork…after Ruined and Sweat and Mlima’s Tale, we might well start to discuss O’Neill and Nottage in tandem."
— New York Stage Review
Characters
| Character |
|---|
Rahman |
Geedi |
Githinji |
Wamwara |
Andrew Graves |
Guoxi Fu |
Patience |
Hassan Abdulla |
Aziz Muhammed |
Captain Ramaaker |
Chief Mate |
Hua Huynh |
Thuy Fan |
Angie |
Master Yee |
Alice |
Mr. Cheung |
Hong Feng |
Li Jun |
Mlima |
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Mlima’s Tale – Kiln Theatre Trailer
Publication
Mlima's Tale (US edition) is a play written by Lynn Nottage and published by Nick Hern Books (2023).
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Nick Hern Books · 2023 · 54 pp
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